Senior HW Reliability Engineer

Nokia

Senior HW Reliability Engineer at Nokia ensuring the reliability of Silicon Photonics products through rigorous analysis. Collaborating with product development teams to improve design and validate reliability models.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $159,782 - $296,739 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support Silicon Photonics component early development projects and engineers in product reliability topics.
Interact with Silicon Photonics product/HW/SW architects and designers to develop and validate the applicable reliability models and provide design improvement recommendations.
Analyze products predicted reliability data based on Bills of Material and products field reliability data.
Define and implement reliability engineering processes for hardware development programs.
Lead reliability planning, including tasks, schedules, and stakeholder alignment.
Conduct reliability modeling and analysis, including MTBF/MTBCF predictions and risk assessments.
Perform reliability verification, including testing and validation against requirements.
Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for reliability-related issues.
Collaborate with design, testing, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability requirements are met.
Develop and maintain reliability documentation, including reliability plans, test reports, and lessons learned.
Promote reliability best practices and continuous improvement across the organization.
Act as a technical mentor and contributor in cross-team reliability initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-10 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer in electronic design, preferably telecommunications, including planning and execution
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
Proven knowledge and ability to create Reliability modeling and Design Failure Model Effect Analysis (DFMEA).
Strong knowledge of reliability engineering principles, including MTBF, MTBCF, ARR, and MRR.
Experience with reliability modeling tools (e.g., Telcordia, Windchill QS, Sherlock).
Solid understanding of hardware design, testing, and verification processes.
Experience tracking/reporting metrics and gathering and analyzing data from various sources and producing test reports.
Ability to work independently, take ownership, and solve complex technical problems.
Experience working in a cross functional team/matrixed environment
Strong knowledge of Silicon Photonics transceivers for Telecom and Datacom applications.
Familiarity with derating analysis and thermal design guidelines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Reliability engineeringReliability modelingDesign Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)Mean Time Between Critical Failures (MTBCF)Accelerated Reliability Rate (ARR)Mean Repair Rate (MRR)Data analysisReliability verificationRoot-cause analysis

Soft Skills

Problem-solvingOwnershipCollaborationMentorshipStakeholder alignmentCommunicationIndependenceLeadershipContinuous improvementCross-functional teamwork